Published on: September 5, 2011 at 11:36 AM

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BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1136 AM CDT MON SEP 5 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR…
TUSCALOOSA COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA…

* UNTIL 330 PM CDT

* AT 1132 AM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED AN AREA OF VERY
HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. ONE TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN
HAVE FALLEN DURING THE PAST THREE HOURS…AND AN ADDITIONAL ONE TO
THREE INCHES IS POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT TWO HOURS. SOME LOCALIZED
STREET FLOODING HAS BEEN REPORTED IN THE NORTHPORT AREA.

* RUNOFF FROM THIS RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE…
NORTHPORT…TUSCALOOSA…BROOKWOOD…COALING…COKER….MCFARLAND
MALL…SAMANTHA…UNIVERSITY MALL AND VANCE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS…HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY…
COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS…STREAMS AND
OTHER LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.

&&

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER…
CALL 1-800-856-0758.

LAT…LON 3352 8767 3358 8767 3361 8763 3359 8732
3352 8732 3350 8726 3348 8729 3349 8733
3346 8733 3342 8725 3332 8718 3328 8707
3325 8707 3320 8720 3313 8720 3312 8729
3301 8732 3302 8783 3302 8784 3352 8784

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